Congressman enlisted group to navigate House inquiry

11:44 PM,
Feb. 1, 2013

Rep. Rob Andrews is facing ethics charged related to a trip to Scotland.

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The legal tab continues to rise for Rep. Rob Andrews as the longtime legislator fights a complaint before the House Ethics Committee.

Andrews, a Haddon Heights Democrat, paid about $47,000 in campaign funds to a high-powered Washington, D.C., law firm between July and November of last year, according to a new filing with the Federal Elections Commission.

Andrews' campaign now has paid about $157,000 to Brand Law Group, which specializes in representing people under investigation by Congress. The congressman also has repaid some $30,000 in campaign funds that were used for a family trip ...